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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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When Everything Means Nothing (Cinematic) (2021)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Somewhere in the Pacific Northwest, Nightmare Fuel splices crust punk's filth and urgency directly into black metal's ice-cold fury. Born in 2020 and already sounding like something that crawled out of a condemned squat at 3 AM.
NightMyHeaven is a melodic black/death/symphonic metal band from Guimarães, Portugal, active since 2005. Two decades of activity from the city regarded as the birthplace of Portugal.
Makiivka black metal act formed in 2013, channeling atmospheric darkness from the Donetsk Oblast. Their sustained output from a conflict-affected area speaks to extreme metal's resilience.
Nights Horn is a French black/death metal project formed in 2023. The band merges the atmospheric darkness of black metal with the ferocity of death metal.
Nightside Glance is a symphonic black metal band from Minsk, Belarus, active since 2004, with members including vocalist Demian, guitarist Gozard, and keyboardist Midgard. Their 2014 album 'Gray Haven' was recorded at Monroe Sound Studio in Poland and explores asylum-themed narratives through industrial-tinged symphonic black metal.
Nightsight is a melodic black metal project from Saint Petersburg, Russia, active since 2015. They illuminate the darkness with melodic black metal from the northern capital.
Out of Little Rock, Arkansas, Nightspake has been channeling a raw and uncompromising black metal fury since 2014, bringing a distinctly Southern isolation to a genre that thrives on desolation. Their approach leans into the cold, misanthropic traditions of the form, carving a singular presence far from the coasts.
Kyiv black metal and dungeon synth project launched in 2024, blending extreme metal intensity with synthesizer-driven fantasy worlds from Ukraine's capital. Their fusion bridges two complementary underground traditions.
Nightwalker is a black metal project from Kassel in northern Hessen, active since 2016. The project channels nocturnal black metal from the city of Documenta at the geographic center of Germany.
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